Beyond Psychology
Chapter #19
Chapter title: Step aside, let the mind pass
21 April 1986 pm in
Question 1
BELOVED OSHO,
SOMETIMES, WHEN DARK SIDES OF MY MIND COME UP, IT REALLY SCARES ME. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO ACCEPT THAT IT IS JUST THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF THE BRIGHT ONES. I FEEL DIRTY AND GUILTY AND NOT WORTHY OF SITTING WITH YOU IN YOUR IMMACULATE PRESENCE.
I WANT TO FACE ALL FACETS OF MY MIND AND ACCEPT THEM BECAUSE I HEAR YOU OFTEN SAY THAT ACCEPTANCE IS THE CONDITION TO TRANSCEND THE MIND.
CAN YOU PLEASE TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE?
The basic thing to be understood is that you are not the mind -- neither the bright one nor the dark one.
